Landlords could face fines of up to £7,000 for administrative errors, such as forgetting to send boiler certificates to the government, even if the certificates are legally valid. This perspective was highlighted by Mick Roberts, a landlord based in Nottingham.
Roberts questions the severity of these potential fines, drawing a comparison to the £100 fine for driving a car without an MOT. He suggests that the government's approach implies a stationary house is significantly riskier than a car lacking a valid MOT.
The article also notes that while Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) are automatically uploaded to a government website, boiler certificates are not. Landlords who have already submitted documents to councils with selective licensing schemes may also be required to resubmit them for new database schemes, which are administered by the same councils.